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J. L. REED SWING.

APPLICATION FILED JUNE 21, 1912.

1 ,095,5 1 8. Patented May 5, 1914.

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Witnesses J Inventor I q M by a I I Attorneys U TE JAMES L. REED, OF MARION, INDIANA, ASSIGNOR GF ONE-HALE T0 GEORGE B. NOTTINGHAM, OF MARION, INDIANA.

To all whom it may. com-era Be it known that 1, James L. REED, a citizen of the United States, residing at Marion, in the county of Grant and State of Indiana, have invented a new and useful Swing, of which the following is a specitication.

This invention relates to swings, and more particularly to porch and lawn swings wherein the seat is suspended by means of hangers.

Among its several objects, the present invention contemplates the production of a swing wherein the back is connected to the seat in a novel manner and is connected to one pair of hangers, so that the occupant by exerting proper force against the back relative to the seat, may actuate the swing for a gliding or swinging motion.

Another object of the present invention is to provide such a connect-ion between the back and the seat whereby the back may be reversed or may be set upon or along either edge of the seat, allowing the occupant or occupants to seat on either side as may be desirable.

As a further object, this invention has in view the provision of a swing of the char acter indicated, which may be compactly folded for shipment or storage when not in use; which is simple, durable and ineXpen sive in construction; which shall be attractive and neat in appearance; and which shall be convenient, serviceable and eiiicient in its use.

Withthe foregoing general objects outlined and other objects in view, which will appear as the description proceeds, the in vention resides in the combination and ar rangement of parts and in the details of con-' struction hereinafter described and claimed, it being understood that changes in the precise embodiment of the invention herein disclosed can be made within the scope of what is claimed without departing from the spirit of the invention.

The invention is illustrated in its preferred embodiment in the accompanying drawing, wherein similar reference characters have been employed to denote like parts, and wherein Figure l is a front elevation of the swing. Fig. 2 is a side elevation thereof. Figs. 3 and 4 are side elevations of the swing when the same is swung forwardly and rear- Specification of Letters Patent.

Application filed June 21, 1912.

SWING.

Patented May 5, 1914:. Serial No. 705,144.

, wardly, respectively. Fig. 5 is a sectional view of a detail on an enlarged scale.

Referring specifically to the drawings, the seat has been designated by the numeral 6, the same being of any preferred construction and being illustrated as adapted to accommodate two persons. This seat is suspended by means of the front and rearparallel chain hangers 7 and 8, respectively, which hangers are connected to the various corners of he seat 6 by means of eye bolts 9, or in any other suitable manner A pair of ar -s 10 have been provided, the said arms having openings 11 therein through which the respective hangers pass. These arms 10 are also provided with depending collars or bosses 12 fitting around the hangers 7 and 8 so that bolts or other securing members 13 may be passed through the collars 12 and the various links of the hangers so as to properly position the arms 10. It will therefore appear, that by removing the bolts 13, the arms may be elevated or lowered to any suitable position.

The back of the swing has been designated by the numeral 14, the same including the stiles 15. Chains 16 are secured to the upper ends of the stiles 15 and are provided with terminal hooks 21 engageable with the links of the respective pairs of hangers, the chains 16 being engaged to the rear hangers 8 as illustrated in the drawings. The lower ends of the stiles 15 are connected to the seat 6 by means of a pair of links 17, the said links being connected at one end to the stiles 15 by means of the bolts 19 and being connected at their other ends to cars 18 projecting upwardly from the seat 6 at its median transverse line, bolts or pins 20 connecting the links 17 and the cars 18.

When the swing is occupied, the occupant when leaning against the back 14 may apply backward pressure thereto by his shoulders and back thus tending to swing the seat forwardly, and as the seat swings rearwardly, the occupant may cause the back to be raised and by applying pressure to the back when raised, the seat will be given a forward tendency. In this manner, the swing may be readily oscillated or given a gliding motion to the enjoyment of the occupant.

It will be noted that the back is connected to the seat for both a swinging and reciprocating or raising motion, which will not only be beneficial for actuating the swing,

but will provide for ease to the occupant while occupying and actuating the swing.

It will be apparent that the hooks 21 may be engaged at various portions along the hangers 8 so as to incline the back more or less or bring same into an approximately hm'izontal position, whereby the occupant may assume a reclining posture while occupying the swing.

The back 14 may be reversed in a convenient manner by detaching the hooks 21 from the rear pair of hangers 8, in which event, the back may be raised and swung forwardly, so as to seat along the forward edgeof the seat, the chains 16 then being attachable to the front pair of hangers 7. When this is accomplished, the occupant may sit. in the opposite direction. In. this manner, the swing may be reversed in order to permit same to be occupied from either side, or whenever necessity requires.

When the swing is not in use, the same may be compactly folded by swinging the hack against the seat after the chains 10 have been disconnected from the corresponding pair of hangers, and it will therefore follow that the swing may be compactly shipped or stored when idle.

From the foregoing taken in connection with the drawings, it will be apparent that the objects aimed at are attained in an effective manner, and that the present invention provides a desirable swing for the purposes to which it is designed.

The sizes, proportions, and details of the rarious parts may be altered or deviated according to the dictates of conrenience or eliiciency within the scope of the appended claim without departing from the spirit of the invention.

Having thus described the invention, what is claimed as new is:

In a swing, a seat, front and rear flexible hangers therefor, the front and rear hangers being parallel with each other. a back, means connecting the lower end of the back and seat for permitting the back to swing back and forth and to yield vertically, and. members loosely connecting the upper end of the back and the rear hangers.

In testimony that I claim the foregoing as my own, I have hereto aflixcd my signature in the presence of two witnesses.

JAlJES L. REE D.

Witnesses BETHLEN n Po WELL, M. O. STUMP.

Copies of this patent may be obtained for five cents each, by addressing the Commissioner of Patents, Washington, D. C. 

